I show leaders the path to survive, adapt and thrive .
Lauren Wambold Patel is a trusted resource for senior executives seeking to address complex business challenges and drive sustainable growth.
With over 20 years of experience advising Fortune 100 companies, she identifies strategic insights and leverages proven methodologies to navigate disruption and achieve transformative results.
Lauren is the Founder and CEO of Keenan Reid Strategies, a pioneering consulting firm she established in 2014. Under her leadership, Keenan Reid has driven significant transformations for Fortune 25 companies.
Prior to founding Keenan Reid Strategies, Lauren was a project leader at The Boston Consulting Group and a leader at Dell Technologies. While at Dell, she led a transformative period for Dell’s $7B Consumer and Small Business merchandising organization, achieving positive revenue and margin growth and significantly expanding the retail channel share.
Lauren holds an MBA from The McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin and a Bachelor of Science in Evolutionary Biology from Georgetown University.
Speaking
Survive, Adapt, Thrive: How to Survive Market Disruption
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Lauren examines principles from evolutionary biology to illustrate how leaders can survive, adapt and thrive in the face of market disruption.
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Lauren’s fast-paced, highly interactive sessions examine how businesses facing market disruption adapt and develop protectable competitive advantages.
She pulls from her 20+ years of transformation, business model development and revenue growth experience - learned as a former Boston Consulting Group management consultant, founder and student of evolutionary biology - to give enterprise and non-profit organizations practical guidance to navigate times of change.
Let’s face it: Market disruptions have become the norm in today’s business world.
You have rapid advancements in technology driven by AI, dramatic shifts in regulation and even customer preferences and the way they process information has changed tremendously.
And when it comes to these disruptions, there’s one thing they all have in common. They’ve had a seismic impact on the very fabric of their industry, causing countless Executive Teams and Leaders to dramatically rethink their business strategy just to survive.
Because make no mistake about it, when these disruptions hit, they have a seismic impact on the industry itself, so it is NOT the time for “incremental” change or using legacy methods to fight the competition.
So the question becomes: As a key player faced with market disruption - where it really feels like a winner-take-all environment - what specific steps can you take to ensure your business not only survives, but thrives during this tumultuous time?
During this highly interactive session participants will learn:
5 Steps for how Market Leaders can Survive, Adapt & Thrive in the face of an industry and/or market disruption.
3 Essential Elements all successful Market Leaders need to stay ahead of the curve and stay prepared for seismic shifts in their industry
The 2 Indispensable people who are absolutely crucial in showing Market Leading Organizations how to navigate and survive a hyper competitive, highly disrupted marketplace
Audiences that would benefit from this session include:
Strategy Leaders, Product Leaders, Pricing Leaders ready to adapt their businesses to new realities
GTM, Marketing & Field Executives looking for competitive advantages
Rising executives ready to drive change in their organization
Business Intelligence experts ready to scan the market for predictive indicators of change
How Market Leaders Can Survive, Adapt & Thrive in the Face of Disruption
Podcasts
Executive Connect Podcast: Consulting, Business Strategies, Professional Networks and Leadership
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Host: Melissa Aarskaug
“I knew I would have a deep, intense period of learning on the job, and that is what BCG was for me. It was an amazing experience; it accelerated my career and gave me skills that I use every day.”
Lauren Wambold Patel, founder of Keenan Reed Strategies, discusses her transition from corporate to starting her own consulting firm. She explains how the fractional consulting model is transforming business strategies and how her firm works with Fortune 500 leaders.
People Leaders Podcast: Fractional Leadership Flexibility and Expertise
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Host: Jan Terkelson, Michelle Terkelson
“Fractionalization brings senior expertise to organizations. It's a great value for businesses, allowing them to be highly targeted and adaptable.”
In this video, Lauren Wambold Patel, founder, and CEO of Keenan Reid Strategies. shares valuable insights into the world of fractional consulting, explaining how her firm has helped over a hundred business leaders navigate ambiguities and activate solutions.
